Friday, Oct. 1

Gusting winds and cooler temperatures provided a much needed weather change for work to continue at a normal pace along Highway 421 on Friday.  The weather resulted in another busy day of work for most of the heavy machinery on site.  Both deep ground drillers were back at work digging holes for more support beams to go into place for the expansion work alongside of New Market Center.  Closer to downtown along 421 westbound, a backhoe was digging holes in front of Modern Toyota and a bulldozer was leveling the gravel and dirt composite that had filled the ditches that were dug in previous weeks.  Also of note was the additional paving equipment that was brought on site.  From rollers to sealant sprayers, all of the equipment for paving is in place in front of Modern Toyota as the paving process will likely begin shortly after finishing touches are placed on the underground and surface work.